| 单词 |
copper-captain |
| 释义 |
ˈcopper-ˈcaptain [f. copper n.1 9 c.] A sham captain who assumes the title without any right.
1809W. Irving Knickerb. (1820) 340 This thrice valiant copper captain. 1865Daily Tel. Nov. 4/6 There was never a deficiency of copper captains and sham barons. 1887T. A. Trollope What I remember, I. ii. 47 The copper captains..would slink away in search of the cover of darksome nooks. |

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